The Batmobile Page #7

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WEST:

I get letters frequently...

...from people who tell me how as a child...

...they were inspired

by watching the show or seeing our movie.

Now, the ones that really get to me

and impress me...

...are those letters that I get

and comments...

...by people who say,

"You know, I had no father."

"My father left," or, "He passed away,"

or whatever.

"And you became my father

all these years."

And, you know,

that just touches your heart.

Batman and the Batmobile...

...symbolize the ability to have power

over that which we feel powerless against.

Two and a half years ago

I was diagnosed with cancer.

It was a pretty aggressive treatment.

A lot of radiation and chemo.

I've known Andy for 25 years.

We've worked very closely together.

And, you know,

Andy went through a tough period.

He didn't have long left, which, you know,

is a powerful thing to go through your life.

You meet extraordinary people.

You meet people and you lose them.

He then went on to say how great these

people were that helped him through it...

...got him through it, you know,

and he's out the other end now.

He's, you know, for all intents and

purposes clear of it. He's been clear of it.

I'd love to give something back to all

those people that got me through that.

The idea is to get a Batmobile to Children's

Hospital in Vancouver, the cancer unit.

A positive thing like that

to get a smile on their face...

...that helps in the whole process

because, you know--

Something to look forward to,

something to brighten the day.

What a rush! I'd dearly love to do that.

[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

SMITH:
You see those children

in the radiation rooms going in and out.

And ultimately it can go either way.

It gives them a chance to forget about

everything maybe for a minute or two.

And have good fun, be kids.

If we can help with that

then that's what we'll do.

LEVITZ:

The Batmobile is a dream made real.

It's not about whether it's a toy,

it's not about whether it's a real car.

It's about whether it's something

that can rumble in the back of your head...

...and have that raw power

in your imagination.

SMITH:
One of the guys that worked for me

said, "You've got the coolest job in the world."

And, yeah. You're building Batman's car.

That's every kid's dream.

BARRIS:
That car has changed

not only my life, but my family's life.

I've been a fortunate kid.

There was not one day

I didn't want to get up and go to work.

It was like a dream come true

for a designer.

I'm just dreaming I was driving it.

SCHUMACHER:

I feel privileged that as filmmakers...

...we're all fans

or we wouldn't be doing it.

And then we get to pass that on.

I think they're all iconic.

It just depends what age you were

when you saw them.

It's your Batmobile

that was the first one you saw.

[CROWD CHEERING & APPLAUDING]

NOLAN:

For me, as for a lot of people my age...

...you can't remember a time before the

Batmobile. You've always been aware of it.

The Batmobile has become

a mythic kind of character in itself.

NOLAN:
The Batmobile

is extraordinarily powerful and exotic.

But you can imagine yourself driving it.

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